Kazakhstan's president claims unnamed actors orchestrated an 'attempted coup d'etat' against him, saying he'll soon provide evidence.
Tokayev is inaugurated as president in 2019 as Nazarbayev looks on. Photo: Pavel Aleksandrov/TASS via Getty
The former president's spokesman on Saturday denied claims that the 81-year-old and his family had fled the country. Nazarbayev, the spokesman claimed, is in regular touch with Tokayev and continues to support him. The next day, Tokayev fired the cabinet and security chiefs , and took the extraordinary step of requesting troops from the Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organization .
Another exiled opposition figure, Serik Medetbekov, made similar claims in a separate interview with Axios. He contended that paramilitaries long under Nazarbayev’s command were behind the street violence.The accounts were not based on direct knowledge and could not be verified. Kazhegeldin and Nazarbayev are also long-time political foes.
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